In the middle of hurricane season, Anderson is holding her breath that all the progress will not be disrupted by an evacuation. “Hurricane season is ominously quiet,” notes Anderson. Anderson’s lives uptown in “the sliver by the river.” Her own home survived Katrina with just a branch falling on the roof. She is trying not to think about hurricane season and what another bad storm could mean for her community.
Priorities for programs and policies Public policy and advocacy around affordable housing have become increasingly important priorities for NONDC since Katrina. Anderson observes, “We look at connecting people to power through those policy changes.” The current priorities for moving the city forward include:
- Appropriate use of the “Louisiana Road Home” (a state program) money so that people get it into their homes. Anderson believes that the lack of contractors and electricians will be a deterrent to people’s use of the funds and thus returning.
- Mixed income and inclusionary zoning reflected in public housing policies.
- Low income tax credits that work effectively, implemented in order not to re-isolate low income people or re-isolate people racially.
- Insurance availability.
- Home buyer subsidies.
- Consumer protection against fraud.
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